Shouting and Pointing explained

Shouting and Pointing
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Mott
Cover:	Shouting and Pointing - Mott.jpg
Released:	7 June 1976
Recorded:	February–March 1976
Studio:	The Manor Studio, Shipton-on-Cherwell, Oxfordshire, England
Genre:	Glam rock, rock and roll, hard rock
Length:	39:04
Label:	CBS Columbia
Producer:	Mott, Eddie Kramer
Prev Title:	Drive On
Prev Year:	1975

Shouting and Pointing is the second and final album by British band Mott, released in 1976.^[1]

Despite favourable nods by critics in the music press, Shouting and Pointing was the only Mott album to not chart at all in either the U.S. or U.K. Following that disappointment, the band was dropped by CBS records. Singer Benjamin left, to be replaced by ex-Medicine Head band singer/guitarist John Fiddler, and the band changed their name to British Lions, just one year after the release of this album. Retrospective reception to the album is now negative.

Track listing

Side one

"Shouting and Pointing" (Morgan Fisher, Pete Overend Watts) – 4:31
"Collision Course" (Watts) – 3:25
"Storm" (Fisher, Ray Major, Watts) – 5:31
"Career (No Such Thing as Rock 'n' Roll)" (Nigel Benjamin, Fisher) – 5:26

Side two

"Hold on, You're Crazy" (Watts) – 4:31
"See You Again" (Watts) – 4:22
"Too Short Arms (I Don't Care)" (Fisher, Major) – 4:00
"Broadside Outcasts" (Fisher, Watts) – 3:18
"Good Times" (Harry Vanda, George Young) – 3:57

Personnel

Mott

Nigel Benjamin – lead vocals, rhythm and acoustic guitars
Ray Major – lead and slide guitars, backing vocals
Morgan Fisher – piano, backing vocals, organ, synthesizer
Pete Overend Watts – bass, backing vocals
Dale "Buffin" Griffin – drums, backing vocals, percussion

Technical

Mott – producer, arranger
Eddie Kramer – producer, engineer
Mick "The Mint" Glossop – engineer
Bill Price, Ric Stokes – mastering
Roslav Szaybo – design
Alan Messer, Dale Griffin, Gered Mankowitz – photography

External links

Notes and References

Web site: Mott: Shouting And Pointing . Connollyco.com . 2000-05-09 . 2016-01-19.